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The Added Effect of Visual Scene Display AAC within a Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention for Young Children on the Autism Spectrum with Minimal Speech
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Lauramarie Pope – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Many children on the autism spectrum struggle significantly in their early language development, entering kindergarten with little or no functional speech (Kasari et al., 2014; Rose et al., 2016). Naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions (NDBIs) are a promising approach for supporting early language and communication development for…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intervention, Behavior Modification
Teachers' Experiences Using AAC Devices to Manage Inappropriate Behavior: A Basic Qualitative Study
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Kimberly Thompson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The problem of this basic qualitative study explored whether there is an underrepresentation of information surrounding strategies, systems, and programs special education teachers use to support students using augmentative alternative communication (AAC) and the impact said information has on student behaviors. The purpose of this basic…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Education Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Student Behavior
Involvement of Family Communication Partners in Using an iPad to Enhance the Communication Skills and Appropriate Behavior of Youth with Severe/Multiple Disabilities in Saudi Arabia
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Shugdar, Effat – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine how a family communication partner (usually the mother IS primarily responsible for communication with a youth with a communication disability) could be trained to use an iPad and communication software for increasing appropriate communication and decreasing inappropriate behavior of youth with…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Parent Child Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Problems
A Meta-Analysis of Single-Case Studies on Functional Communication Training
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Heath, Amy Kathleen – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Functional Communication Training (FCT) is an intervention that involves teaching a communicative response to decrease the occurrence of challenging behavior in individuals with disabilities. FCT is a two step intervention in which the interventionist first determines the function, or purpose, of the challenging behavior and then teaches a…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Communication Skills, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Modification